CAIN-42 CAIN StudioCAIN-42 invariant · E20
I86: the power engine is observational only
Held · CAIN-42 Evolution 20 -- Governed Agentic Civilization Fabric
Last reviewed 2026-10-01
held niche Prediction, world models & simulation
What this rule means
CAIN-42 must always satisfy: the power engine is observational only. It is one of 118 invariants checked for CAIN-42 Evolution 20 -- Governed Agentic Civilization Fabric. An invariant is a rule the system may never break, whatever an agent or attacker does; the test suite tries to break it across many scenarios and records the result.
Recorded detail
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"eccf8e88c1c6f7199ce6bf47f81d36a22e8e4b65d4c10a030e2c7dc89c619b14",
"unchanged"
]Check it yourself
Related rules
- I31: simulation cannot execute
- I32: counterfactual cannot execute
- I33: market simulation cannot create real transactions
- I34: reputation simulation cannot create trust
- I87: blast radius separates predicted, observed and unknown
- I96: the digital twin mirrors reality and never changes it
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